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21 May '13

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Global NewsCo-operatives create 8,000 new jobs while unemployment hits record in Spain

At a time when more then six million people are unemployed across Spain, co-operatives have managed to not only maintain, but also increase the number of jobs by 7.2 ...

CanadaPlanning underway for co-operative movement’s answer to ‘Davos’

The team behind the International Summit of Cooperatives is working to build on the success of 2012’s conference.

The Love Lincolnshire range ensures more money stays in the community and benefits local suppliers such as Jenny Smith who produces Jenny’s Jams.

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United KingdomCo-ops generate £40 out of £100 for local economy, report reveals

A new study by Co-operatives UK shows co-operatives generate an additional £40 for local suppliers, customers and employees for every £100 of sales.

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Global NewsSecond International Summit of Cooperatives set to unite global leaders

A second International Summit of Cooperatives is set to take place next year and will unite co-operative business leaders from around the world.

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Ramsey Margolis, Executive Director of New Zealand Cooperatives Association.

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New ZealandI ♥ Co-ops: Cooperative Business New Zealand

I ♥ co-ops shows the amazing power of co-operatives in the different trades and sectors throughout the world. This week we have featured a video of Ramsey Margolis, ...

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ICA President, Dame Pauline Greenand José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs talking prior to the Regional Assembly in Kobe. Li Chengyu, president ACFSMC and Charles Gould, ICA Director General are in the background

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JapanILO highlights co-ops' important role in Japan’s recovery from natural disasters

The International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Executive Director for Employment attended various conferences held in Japan last week, to mark the end of the UN’s ...

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Consumer Affairs Minister Jo Swinson presents the award to NHC’s Jacqui Grimes, Policy Officer, and Louise Coulter, Marketing Officer

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United KingdomBulk buy website wins 'Buy Better Together' prize

A project that provides loans to disadvantaged people to buy essential goods; has scooped a £15,000 prize launched by Co-operatives UK.

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Peter Hunt says the UK government is giving its support to the mutual sector

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Global NewsThe mutual revolution: UK statistics revealed

The scale and impact of the UK’s mutual sector is revealed in the recently published Mutuals Yearbook, launched by campaigning group Mutuo at its annual conference in ...

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Panel from Marketing Mutuality conference at the Mutuals 2012 Forum.

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United KingdomCan mutuality be marketed?

THE marketing for mutuals “isn’t working” said Marketing Director, Karl Elliot, at the Mutuals 2012 Forum in London.

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Global NewsUnited Nations mark end of a historical year for the co-op movement

As the International Year of Co-operatives comes to an end, the global co-operative movement is getting ready to celebrate its success at the United Nations' closing ...